Sizing Up Phi Kappa Psi’s Potential Suit Against Rolling Stone

The University of Virginia chapter of Phi Kappa Psi says it plans to pursue “all available legal action” — including claims of defamation — against Rolling Stone after a scathing external review of the magazine’s now-retracted “Rape on Campus” story.

A defamation lawsuit against the magazine would likely face a number of substantial hurdles, according to legal experts.